| Revista: | Revista médica de Chile |
| Base de datos: | PERIÓDICA |
| Número de sistema: | 000448957 |
| ISSN: | 0034-9887 |
| Autores: | Marcano Caraballo, Ramón1 Castañeda Silva, José1 |
| Instituciones: | 1Centro de Salud Familiar Garín, Santiago de Chile. Chile |
| Año: | 2022 |
| Periodo: | Ene |
| Volumen: | 150 |
| Número: | 1 |
| Paginación: | 17-22 |
| País: | Chile |
| Idioma: | Español |
| Tipo de documento: | Artículo |
| Enfoque: | Analítico, descriptivo |
| Resumen en inglés | Background: Hypertension and diabetes are highly prevalent conditions in Chilean adults. Aim: To describe the demographic and clinical profiles, risk factors and complications associated with arterial hypertension (AH) and diabetes mellitus (DM) in patients ascribed to a cardiovascular health program at a public primary health care center in Santiago. Material and Methods: Review of medical records of 583 patients aged 37 to 95 years (56% women). Gender, age, smoking habits, blood pressure, glycated hemoglobin levels, LDL cholesterol and triglycerides levels, nutritional status in the last control carried out, and associated cardiovascular complications were recorded. Results: Thirty four percent (201 participants) and 36% (210 participants) had a decompensated DM and AH, respectively. Dyslipidemia was the main associated cardiovascular risk factor. The prevalence of obesity was 43% (249 participants). Twenty percent had chronic kidney disease and 13% had diabetic retinopathy. Conclusions: These patients have a high frequency of obesity, dyslipidemia, and chronic kidney disease |
| Disciplinas: | Medicina |
| Palabras clave: | Salud pública, Enfermedades crónicas, Diabetes mellitus, Hipertensión, Epidemiología, Atención primaria |
| Keyword: | Public health, Chronic diseases, Diabetes mellitus, Hypertension, Epidemiology, Primary care |
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